Only in coming away and being alone with Jesus will we have the power and provision of God to do His work.

I. The Call to Solitude verses 30-32
A. Called out of the Active Life
Disciples two by two go out to heal the sick, raise the dead etc.
For years they watched Jesus do it. Now it was their turn.
They had seen God’s power worked through them,
Demons cast out, the blind see etc.
The
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Jesus presentation of Himself as the Lord of the Sabbath and its application for today.

A Study of the Book of Luke
Sermon # 11
He is Lord of all!
Luke 6: 1-11
“Sometime ago I heard about a pastor who was taking a Boy Scout troop on a tour of the church, explaining the meaning of the windows and some of
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Intro.:
1. It happened in the Spring of 1981 .......... perhaps you remember it.
a. President Reagan had just been shot by John Hinckley.
1) Washington was shocked and stunned.
2) Vice-President George Bush was not immediately available.
3) Even at the White House no one was sure what
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Spiritual understanding is not produced solely by learning facts or procedures, but rather it depends on love for God & obedience to known truth. Obedience to God’s known will develops discernment between falsehood & truth.

JOHN 7: 19-24
DEVELOPING PROPER JUDGMENT
[John 5:1-15 / 39 – 47]
Jesus has just explained that if their lives are in harmony with God, they will recognize the character and source of His teaching. [Similarly, in John 5:42-47, Jesus said that if they had the love
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The Miracles of Jesus
Miracle # 9
“Jesus Heals the Man With The Withered Hand”
(Matt 12:9-14, Mk. 3:1-6, Lk. 6:6-11)
Jesus has just healed the man at the pool of Bethesda on the Sabbath. Now as He and his disciples pass through a
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Miracle # 8
“Jesus Heals the Lame Man At Bethesada”
John 5:1-18
It must be pointed out that all of the healing miracles of Jesus do not fit into a neat pattern. In the last miracle we examined (Luke 5:18-26), the friends of an invalid
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Discusses the 4th Commandment and if and how the sabbath applies under the New Testament.

Keep the Sabbath Holy
The Sabbath in the Old Testament
The Sabbath was given to man as a Blessing
The Sabbath was given for man to imitate God’s rest
The Sabbath was given to man as a sign of the Old Covenant
The Sabbath was given for man to imitate God’s Mercy
The Sabbath in the
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